No Levitate, no Flying-type? Don't let that stop you.
On the pedia, it has come to my attention that even though Gen III tried to solve the problem of having flying Pokemon not be of the flying type (such as Koffing) by inventing the Levitate ability, there are quite a lot of Pokemon who still fly without either the Flying type or the Levitate ability. It just doesn't count in the games for some reason.Observe:
Geodude/Pineco - We've seen Brock's Geodude and Pineco hover through the air numerous times. Not sure about Forretress, though.
Can't explain that, so you have a point there
Clefable - Was able to fly in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
It has wings!
Jigglypuff - Flies regularly in Pokemon Special AND in Pokemon Snap
It can inflate itself like a balloon.
Beedrill, Dustox, Illumise, Volbeat, Venomoth, Heracross, Scizor - Winged bugs that are seen in the sky all the time, but lack both Levitate or the Flying type.
An author on Serebii theorized that Pokemon may have secondary types beyond their regular typings. In any case, they all have wings, but other characteristics of them are more dominant in how they fight. And Volbeat and Illumise have thin, delicate wings, which they do not use for fighting.
Flying is more a classification pertaining to fighting abilities and skills.
Weepinbell - Seen flying in Pokemon Snap.
Again, no explanation.
Magneton, Magnemite, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Castform, Shedinja - Levitate everywhere constantly.
They're magnets! Control of electro-magnetism, one of the fundamental forces of the universe, gives them that ability. Beldum and co. are held aloft by their own will power. They're Psychic Pokemon, after all. Castform does defy logic, but it is an engineered Pokemon, so who knows? Shedinja is, of course, a Ghost, and as we know, Ghosts can violate the laws of physics indiscriminately.
Glalie - Ash's seems to float sporadically throughout its appearences.
No clue, yet again.
Staryu, Starmie - Misty's have been seen staying in the air than longer should be possible, plus seen flying in Pokemon Snap.
Psychic powers, of course.
Dragonair - Flies by using air currents, according to the Pokedex. Also, I think seen flying in PokeSpe.
It's a dragon! It doesn't have to conform to Physics!
Sableye, Shuppet - Two ghosts who don't Levitate, but do it all the same.
They're ghosts, ghosts aren't bound by physics.
Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Lucario, and Deoxys. - Legendaries who fly willy-nilly just because they can.
Did I miss any? What's up with this anyways? Like in the episode PokeRinger for flying-type Pokemon - Dustox and Volbeat ain't Flying types. A lot of time this just doesn't make sense.
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